Category: Opinion

A Nobel Peace Prize for Malala

There were so many unheard Malala’s before , there are so many unheard Malala’s now and there will be so many unheard Malala’s in future too, but nothing is going to change the primitive, militant mindset of the Taliban. By Indira Satyanarayan On November 14, Children’s Day, when the profound need to educate our children…

Take Charge of Your Life

Contemporary Muslims wonder why they are so powerless. The Covey Principle sheds light on the apparent contradiction between their condition and the promise of the idea of Islam. We generally affirm that life is a beautiful gift, but there are not many who value the gift. If you value the gift of life, your life…

Group for Promoting Moderate Islam

A Muslim Canadian activist has founded a new group that will promote moderate Islam, saying there are too few progressive Muslim voices countering extremism in Canada. Raheel Raza, the Pakistan-born author of Their Jihad, Not My Jihad: A Muslim Canadian Woman Speaks Out, was once a member of the progressive Muslim Canadian Congress, but this…